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Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 6:52 pm
by patchz
[color=#000000]Ok, it's just one (Sea) Hornet and it's a tour, not an invasion. And the weapons are display mock ups, not live.

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:04 pm
by olderndirt
What took you so long?

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:05 pm
by Flying Trucker
Wow very nice Larry... :)

That livery certainly looks good on that aircraft... ;)

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:13 pm
by patchz
[quote]What took you so long?

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:14 pm
by patchz
Wow very nice Larry... :)

That livery certainly looks good on that aircraft... ;)

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[color=#000000]Thanks Doug.

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 7:22 pm
by Flying Trucker
Yes Larry I think light blue would look good.

That green reminds me of the Maritime Patrol Aircraft like the Argus that were white and almost that shade of green.  :)

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 12:42 am
by Lima-Victor-Mike
No, the green doesn't really fit in.
British fighters had a lighter shade of grey on the underside at the end of the war. I looked it up for you: http://www.jpsmodell.de/dc/schemes/raf_day44_e.htm

Prototypes like this one also flew with a yellow belly, but I don't know if you like that better than green ;D

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:12 am
by patchz
No, the green doesn't really fit in.
British fighters had a lighter shade of grey on the underside at the end of the war. I looked it up for you: http://www.jpsmodell.de/dc/schemes/raf_day44_e.htm

Prototypes like this one also flew with a yellow belly, but I don't know if you like that better than green ;D

[color=#000000]No, don't think I want a yellow belly.

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:45 am
by Hagar
No, the green doesn't really fit in.
British fighters had a lighter shade of grey on the underside at the end of the war. I looked it up for you: http://www.jpsmodell.de/dc/schemes/raf_day44_e.htm

Prototypes like this one also flew with a yellow belly, but I don't know if you like that better than green ;D

[color=#000000]No, don't think I want a yellow belly.

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:45 am
by patchz
No, the green doesn't really fit in.
British fighters had a lighter shade of grey on the underside at the end of the war. I looked it up for you: http://www.jpsmodell.de/dc/schemes/raf_day44_e.htm

Prototypes like this one also flew with a yellow belly, but I don't know if you like that better than green ;D

[color=#000000]No, don't think I want a yellow belly.

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 7:53 am
by Flying Trucker
Goodly morning all... :)

Thanks also for those Links Doug.

I took a look and I do believe the livery on the Sea Fury and Hornet is the same livery as far as the green goes as is on the Argus Maritime Patrol Aircraft here at our museum.

Wait long enought and you will see some of the outside aircraft on display including the Argus Maritime Patrol Aircraft which was the best in the world at that time.  The Halifax is inside the museum.    :)

http://www.airforcemuseum.ca/



Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:35 am
by patchz
[quote]Goodly morning all... :)

Thanks also for those Links Doug.

I took a look and I do believe the livery on the Sea Fury and Hornet is the same livery as far as the green goes as is on the Argus Maritime Patrol Aircraft here at our museum.

Wait long enought and you will see some of the outside aircraft on display including the Argus Maritime Patrol Aircraft which was the best in the world at that time.

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:21 am
by Flying Trucker
Good afternoon all... :)

Hi Larry...lots of history in that museum and they are now working on a flying Anson and hope to bring a Yukon Aircraft home.... ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Anson

http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/ ... ain?id=133

http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/v2/equ ... on-eng.asp

Yup they used to fly that Auster to all the airshows to advertise the museum, then the insurance got too expensive to do that, so now it sits... ::)

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Mon Aug 09, 2010 12:57 pm
by olderndirt
No, the green doesn't really fit in.
British fighters had a lighter shade of grey on the underside at the end of the war. I looked it up for you: http://www.jpsmodell.de/dc/schemes/raf_day44_e.htm

Prototypes like this one also flew with a yellow belly, but I don't know if you like that better than green ;D

[color=#000000]No, don't think I want a yellow belly.

Re: Hornets Invade Grenada

PostPosted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:33 am
by Lima-Victor-Mike
[quote]
BTW, should I call you Mike or Johnathan Quale Higgins?